"Screech—"

The Dragon Eagle let out an ear-splitting roar, its massive body struggling violently within the barrier, attempting to tear this invisible cage apart with its sharp claws and powerful wings.

Unfortunately, its attacks against the 4.9-ring Jade Waves Barrier appeared feeble.

Seizing the opportunity, ten War Fortresses quickly approached the barrier, finally halting at ten positions outside it.

"Fortresses two, three, and four, unleash Thunder and Fire Sky-Burning Witchcraft, fortresses five, six, and seven, second wave, fortresses eight, nine, and ten, third wave." A rapid transmission echoed from the War Fortress at the due north.

"Whoosh—Whoosh—Whoosh—"

Simultaneously, from the northeast to the due east, three War Fortresses fired beams of purple and red, brimming with a terrifying aura of destruction, towards the Dragon Eagle within the Jade Waves Strong Wall Barrier.

At the same time, the first War Fortress positioned due north suddenly emitted a blue and yellow light, striking the Jade Waves Strong Wall Defense Barrier just moments before the three Thunder and Fire Sky-Burning Witchcraft attacks were about to arrive at the barrier.

A large gap suddenly appeared in the Jade Waves Strong Wall Barrier in front of the three Thunder and Fire Sky-Burning Witchcraft attacks, allowing them to smoothly enter the defense barrier.

"Sizzle—"

The Dragon Eagle trapped within the barrier barely had time to react before being hit squarely by the three Thunder and Fire Sky-Burning Witchcraft attacks at a power level of 4.9-ring. Large swathes of flesh exploded and fell, its entire body scorched black, its head instantly dissolved, and its torso pierced with two bloody holes.

"Screech—"

However, its head quickly regenerated under the restoration of the Power of Origin, emitting a pained wail as its body rapidly healed.

Just as it flapped its wings intending to attempt a breakthrough in another direction, another three Thunder and Fire Sky-Burning Witchcraft attacks blasted towards it.

This time, the three Thunder and Fire Sky-Burning Witchcraft attacks targeted its pair of wings and head. Its head dissolved once again, and its broad wings were struck with two large black holes.

"Screech—"

In the Dragon Eagle's cries, there was less anger, replaced by a tinge of fear.

It truly couldn't comprehend how these once easily discardable metal husks became so formidable when combined.

Although these metal husks' attacks still lacked the Power of Origin, unable to inflict a fatal blow, the pain they caused it was undeniably real.

Before it could figure out why, the third set of Thunder and Fire Sky-Burning Witchcraft attacks struck it again, causing its head to dissolve once more, and its chest to bear two more gaping holes.

These three rounds of attacks were not an end but a beginning.

Once the third group of War Fortresses finished firing Thunder and Fire Sky-Burning Witchcraft, the first group continued immediately, cycling without end.

"Haha, this tactic really works, Wizard Damian is truly impressive!" At the same time, joyful laughter emerged from the eastern War Fortress.

Since they arrived at the Dragon Eagle Plane in 2350, they were initially herded around like dogs by these Dragon Eagles.

There was nothing to be done; the speed of the fourth-order Dragon Eagles was simply too fast.

Even though the 'Wind Vortex' witchcraft inscribed on the War Fortresses was not inferior in speed to the Dragon Eagles, they couldn't react in time and would be left far behind, unable to catch even a glimpse.

It wasn't until Wizard Calendar 2390 that Great Wizard Damian proposed grouping ten War Fortresses together, projecting the Jade Waves Strong Wall Defense Barrier as a cage to confine the Dragon Eagles, and then using attack witchcraft to exhaust their Power of Origin. With this, the Mechanical Wizards finally found a direction to strive towards.

Initially, implementing this plan was not exactly smooth.

Both projecting the Jade Waves Strong Wall Barrier and capturing the Dragon Eagles accurately, as well as allowing attacks to penetrate the Jade Waves Barrier to strike the fourth-order Dragon Eagles within, posed significant challenges.

Later, they had to return to the Wizard Plane, having the Magic Artifact Research Institute modify the design over ten times, taking nearly two hundred years to achieve today's result.

With its first use now, it instantly trapped a fourth-order Dragon Eagle, leaving him no less than elated.

"From today onward, while we may not slay fourth-order beings, we can at least trap them without issue."

"Indeed."

"It hasn't been easy."

...

Wizard Calendar 2733, December 8th.

Wizard Plane, Milton Continent, outside Francis City, Mechanical Wizard Experimentation and Cultivation Base, inside a large Cultivation Room.

"Vincentia, how confident are you about breaking through to the Fourth Ring?"

Francis looked at Vincentia and said, "If you're not very confident, you can wait a bit longer; you still have over five hundred years to accumulate experience."

"If nothing unexpected happens, the Silver Wolf won't discover us for at least another fifteen hundred years, and even if it does, Speaker Lole and we can stall them for you, so there's no need to rush."

The matter about the Silver Wolf had just been shared with Vincentia by Francis.

The reason, of course, was due to Vincentia's delayed breakthrough to the Fourth Ring; he wanted to give the youngster a bit of pressure to see if it would help.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he brought it up, Vincentia proposed attempting a breakthrough to the Fourth Ring.

He worried that Vincentia was making a decision out of impulse, so he hurried to advise caution.

Over the years, amongst the Mechanical Wizards, aside from Vincentia, no one else had managed to light more than a thousand elemental energy nodes during their apprenticeship, making him all the more precious.

Vincentia was born in Wizard Calendar 1325, so there would be no need to worry about exhausting life span at least before the year 3300.

The lifespan of a wizard is concerned neither with the physical body nor the soul but with the Sea of Consciousness.

Without an Origin Container suppressing it within two thousand years, the Sea of Consciousness would naturally collapse due to the breaking of the spiritual power connections, without any means of salvation.

In Francis' view, since the Mechanical Wizards' Sea of Consciousness is carried by a Small Energy Furnace, it should be possible to delay the collapse time.

But unfortunately, when he raised this question to Lole, the answer he got was negative.

The Small Energy Furnace may strengthen the Sea of Consciousness, but it can only enhance its solidity, while the critical factor in a wizard's life span is the connection between spiritual power and the Sea of Consciousness.

Without strengthening this aspect, two thousand years would remain the maximum limit for Third Ring Wizards, without exception across any system.

"Yes, there's no need to hurry; you can take your time." Domenico also chimed in, "The future of the Wizard Alliance is not something for you to worry about; Speaker Lole and we can buy you enough time to grow."

"Speaker Francis, Speaker Domenico, I was over ninety percent sure of breaking through to the Fourth Ring five hundred years ago."

Vincentia looked at the two towering figures of the Wizard Alliance before him, explaining with a bitter smile, "I didn't attempt a breakthrough earlier because I wanted to try a second witchcraft fusion while at the Third Ring."

"If this idea succeeds, in the future, if I become a Sixth Ring, I might be able to perform a fourth witchcraft fusion, amplifying the witchcraft power by thousands or even ten thousand times."

"However, after years of attempting, I found that completing a second fusion at the Third Ring was incredibly difficult."

"Although it's not entirely without hope, it would take at least two thousand years to fully integrate, and clearly, my lifespan wouldn't support waiting that long."

"Therefore, I had already planned to break through to the Fourth Ring soon, and upon learning about the Silver Wolf from you, there's even less reason to delay."

"Speaker Sanchez has not yet broken through to the Fifth Ring, but the fifth-order Small Energy Furnace has already been developed. The path ahead has been laid out for me. If everything goes well, achieving the Fifth Ring shouldn't take too long."

Observing Vincentia's expression closely and confirming he wasn't speaking against his true will, Francis smiled and responded, "Alright, since you already have a plan, go ahead with the breakthrough."

"Yes." Vincentia deeply bowed to Francis and Domenico before turning to ascend the high platform made of Magic Crystal to begin advancing to the Fourth Ring.

He had come a long way, and unlike others, he had a unique achievement in illuminating thousands of Elemental Energy Nodes during his apprenticeship phase, making him exceptionally valuable to Francis.

The situation had initially left him puzzled and somewhat wary, causing him to hesitate on breaking through to the Fourth Ring, wanting to secure a more reliable advantage before proceeding.

He did not fear the matters Francis had described concerning the Silver Wolf, suspecting they might be intended to pressure him, which led him to delay his breakthrough.

Once his doubts were dispelled, he had no qualms in proceeding.

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